ICD-10-CM · Chapter 12 · L00–L99
L89.126
Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left upper back
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Quick facts
- Code
- L89.126
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 12 — Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Category
- L89 — Pressure ulcer
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM L89.126 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of pressure-induced deep tissue damage of left upper back. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in L89
- L89Pressure ulcer
- L89.0Pressure ulcer of elbow
- L89.00Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow
- L89.000Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, unstageable
- L89.001Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 1
- L89.002Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 2
- L89.003Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 3
- L89.004Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, stage 4
- L89.006Pressure-induced deep tissue damage of unspecified elbow
- L89.009Pressure ulcer of unspecified elbow, unspecified stage
- L89.01Pressure ulcer of right elbow
- L89.010Pressure ulcer of right elbow, unstageable
- L89.011Pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 1
- L89.012Pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 2
- L89.013Pressure ulcer of right elbow, stage 3
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